Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have mapped a neural circuit in the brain involved in the complex relationship between itch and stress. Their findings, published in Cell Reports, ...

Anyone who has ever scratched a mosquito bite knows the strange relief that comes when the itch finally fades. But for the ...

A research team led by Kaang Bong-Kiun, director of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature Communications ...

Neurologist L.J. Agostinelli, a graduate of the UI Medical Scientist Program, discovered a brain neuron group tied to pain and itch. Now, she’s published a brain stem atlas in The Journal of ...

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A research team led by KAANG Bong-Kiun, director of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), and KO Hyoung-Gon, professor at Kyung Hee University College of ...

Two distinct brain pathways responsible for itch have been identified in mice. Future therapies targeting these neural circuits could improve treatments for chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis ...

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Formalin was injected into the hind paw and histamine into the neck of a mouse to induce pain and itch, respectively. The activation patterns of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) neurons were then ...